Jan
22
2024
Dr. Rashid Riaz of Britain’s National Health Service saved a passenger’s life onboard a flight this month using an Apple Watch.
Real Life MacGuyver: Quick-Thinking Doctor Uses An Apple Watch To Save a Life Mid-Flight
Boeing Whistleblower: Production Line Has “Enormous Volume Of Defects” Bolts On MAX 9 Weren’t Installed
Jan
22
2024
A reader at respected airline industry site Leeham News offered a comment that suggests they have access to Boeing’s internal quality control systems, and shares details of what they saw regarding the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flown by Alaska Airlines that had a door plug detach inflight, causing rapid decompression of the aircraft.
The takeaway appears to be that outsourced plane components have so many problems when they show up at the production line that Boeing’s quality control staff can’t keep up with them all.
Higher Authority Meets Airline Policy: Torah Receives Cabin Bag Tag
Jan
22
2024
Hebrew National hot dogs has used the slogan, “we answer to a higher authority” since 1965. When flying, though, we all answer to the cabin crew, pilots, gate agent, airline and aviation regulatory authority. With Aerolineas Argentinas, they can be pretty strict with cabin baggage. Everything gets a tag to show it’s been inspected and certified compliant with carry on rules. So before a recent Buenos Aires to Bariloche flight on the state-owned carrier, a passenger spotted a man carrying a torah up the boarding stairs. The torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is supposed to be carried in the right hand and rests on the right shoulder. It’s tough to do that up a set of air stairs! Credit: Hannah Roberts And, answering to the authority of Aerolineas Argentinas, the torah…
Eco-Friendly or Eco-Failure? The Unexpected Impact of France’s Flight Ban
Jan
22
2024
As part of a massive pandemic bailout of Air France KLM the French government banned the airline from flying the shortest domestic hops that can be taken by train in the name of the environment.
Revealed: The Secret ‘Shadow Fleet’ of Air Force One – What’s Hidden from the Public [Roundup]
Jan
22
2024
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Hilton Toronto Airport Requires Guests To Sign A Waiver Before Eating Their Burger
Jan
21
2024
When you order a burger at the Hilton Toronto Airport they present you with a liability waiver to sign. It spooked the guest enough – asked to sign a waiver prior to eating their burger? It must be unsafe!
Everyone Else Can Stop Trying, Short-Term Rental Has Most Ridiculous Fees Ever Seen
Jan
21
2024
It’s time for short-term rental homesharing to clean up its absurd drip pricing act, and for online travel agencies to clean up theirs over how they display the price of all accommodations.
Unhinged Mom Loses It When Clever Aisle/Window Seat Strategy Backfires Spectacularly
Jan
21
2024
A young woman flying cross country found herself in the gate area noticing a demanding passenger. This older woman, with a six or seven year old son, was “demanding things from the airport staff.”
Once the plane boarded this passenger went to her middle seat, only to find that the mother and son showed up at her row. They were assigned the window and aisle seats and she was between them.
Rewards Credit Cards in 2024: A Brutally Honest Review [Roundup]
Jan
21
2024
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Reagan National Airport Declares Protests Blocking Roadway Access A “First Amendment Right”
Jan
21
2024
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which manages both Reagan National airport and Washington Dulles is a disaster and that extends to their public statements about anti-Israel and pro-Hamas protestors blocking access to National airport calling their actions “exercising first amendment rights” in the roadway.
